A friend of mine told me recently about how when he was a kid, he collected brochures of all of the Thunderbird and Blue Angel airshows he attended. He would read up on the short biographies of all of the pilots and officers that the brochures provided on them and would collect as many autographs … [Read more...] about Choosing Your Heroes Well
First F-35 Delivered To The Air Force
The first production F-35 was flown from the manufacturing plant in Ft. Worth to Edwards AFB on May 10th. This marked the delivery of the first F-35 into the U.S. Air Force with eight more on the way. Eventually, the Air Force will be accepting 1,763 of these new fighter jets, and probably as many … [Read more...] about First F-35 Delivered To The Air Force
Latest Technology Doesn’t Make Us Indestructible
It’s easy for the general public to think of our modern fighter planes with their highly advanced technology and our pilot’s modern training techniques as being immune to accidents and mishaps. As a future fighter pilot, you know better. I’ve often told my own stories about my close calls in … [Read more...] about Latest Technology Doesn’t Make Us Indestructible
T-38 Fighter Jet Still a Premier Trainer
“Gentlemen, the jets you are flying against are smaller, faster, and more maneuverable, just like the enemy MiGs” You remember Jester’s words in the Top Gun movie, and it looks like that training principle still applies today. A recent article on strategypage.com talks about the Air Force using … [Read more...] about T-38 Fighter Jet Still a Premier Trainer
Osama Bin Laden Is Dead
Great news came to the western world recently in the form of an operation that resulted in the death of Osama bin Laden, the man who orchestrated the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on New York and the Pentagon. Although the free world can breathe a little easier now with him gone, the fight … [Read more...] about Osama Bin Laden Is Dead